From Death to Resurrection: A Lenten Journey through the Old Testament
March 11, 18, 25, and April 1, 8, 2014

Series Overview

This series of five weekly Lenten Bible studies will focus on the six Sunday Old Testament texts from the Revised Common Lectionary for Lent 2014. These texts provide a survey of key moments in the biblical story as an essential complement to understanding the death and resurrection of Jesus in Holy Week. We will also put these OT texts into dialogue with the assigned Gospel texts for each Sunday.

In the Beginning: Temptation in the Garden

For All the Families of the Earth: The Blessing of Abraham

Out of Egypt, Out of Water: Water in the Wilderness

Seeing the Way God Sees: The Rise of King David

Old Bones Spring to Life! Hope in the Midst of Exile

Innocent But Declared Guilty: The Suffering Servant of God

Bible Study Leader

Dennis T. Olson is the Charles T. Haley Professor of Old Testament Theology and Chair of the Biblical Studies Department at Princeton Theological Seminary. His academic interests are in literary approaches to Old Testament interpretation and Old Testament and biblical theology. He specializes in the Pentateuch and other narrative literature of the Old Testament. He is an ordained Lutheran minister.

Registration

All people (laity, clergy, and the Seminary community) are welcome to attend. Admission is free, but those interested in attending must register. To register, please click here.